Delhi, 1857

View of Lahore gate inside of Red Fort, 1857


View of Red Fort, 1857

View of Red Fort from top of Jama Masjid, 1857

A busy street behind Jama Masjid, 1857

View of Jama Masjid, 1857

Life of delhi People, early 1857

Morri Gate, 1858

An ariel view of Delhi, 1857

A busy street in Delhi, 1858

Local shop, 1857

Zinat Ul Masjid, Delhi 1858

The khidmadgaar or Servant. 1858

Laundry Man ,1858

Carpenter, 1858

Flagstaff Tower, which was the hiding place of English men,women and children soon after the rebellion in 1857.

Ruins of a building after the seige of Delhi. 1857

Chandni Chowk. Early 1857

Kashmiri gate after the seige of Delhi by British, Early 1858

Jumna ghat, early 1858

Delhi has been always a fascinating city for me not because it is a capital city of India but it has a remarkable history. Through ages, it has transformed itself into one of the fast emerging cities of the world with economic, industrial and technological expansions. But this great city today, what was it some 150 years back, when the british raj was at its peak glory, the Mighty Mughals seeing its melancholic decline and collapse of long ruled dynasty, and the people of Delhi who were caught in the catastrophe of the Uprising.

I found some rare images of Delhi during this period which marks an important chapter in the history of India. Through these Images, we can get a glimpse of life of the people of Delhi and the city itself.